Unequal Resource Distribution
The most common use of this concept has historically been in examining the unequal distribution of resources among nation states. Such unequal distribution of resources was commonly related to land for agriculture, necessary for population growth. A more recent emphasis has been on differences from the unequal dispersion of technological progress.
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Famous quotes containing the words unequal, resource and/or distribution:
“What is a Communist? One who has yearnings
For equal division of unequal earnings.”
—Ebenezer Elliot (1781–1849)
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—Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866)
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—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)